Bent County register., 1887-05-28
DR.. E. P. Rice.
Physician and Surgeon,
once over City Drug Store. north side.
LAMAR. COLORADO.
windows; NJ. L. Swift Co., hard

windows; NJ. L. Swift Co., hard
ware, decoration of flags in and out
side the store. Chas Reitler, dry
goods, red white and blue stream
ers over and about the awning and
the biggest straw hat on earth
trimmed in red white and blue;
Cooper & Goodale, and J. w.
Graham 6 Co., law and real estate
ofiice, circle of flags about the en-
trance; Mosher S Co., new business
house, . flags over front; Judge
EGhadeayne's law office, flags over
front; Hood House, green bonghs
and flags; The Stock Exchange
lunch counter and bar was one of
the handsomest decorations on
Main street. The entire front was
covered with wreaths of eyergreens,
flags, streamers, Chinese lanterns
and on the side facing the depot in
large letters made of evergreens the
word sWelcome.' Within the build
Hing were flags, streamers, red white
land blue ribbons, rosettes and
bouquets all artistically arranged;
News stand, flags and green bonghs;
J. I. Everett, meat market, flags
over door; Igo s Munger, groceries,
flags over awning and hung about
the store; L. A. Colbourn, shoe shop,
flags over door; ]. A. Woodcock.
real estate office, red white and blue
streamers and evergreens; Corn
Exchange, flags end streamers.
On Olive street, E. j. Rabb, furni-
ture, made a fine display of the stars
and stripes and decorated some of
the furniture IN an attractive man
ner; Hotel Deming floated the Ma
tional colors from the roof and
porches; w. S. Pierce, wholesale
druggist, flags lined the front of
building; Joe Blevins. livery, stars
and stripes over stable. Railroad
Avenue, r. II. Porter Lumber Go.
sheds covered with flags; Blue
Front barber shop, evergreens; Mrs.
L. Hess, dry goods, boughs and
flags; Sparks office, flags across top
| of office and over entrance; the
flour andafeed store Just east, flags
on the roof; Alamo hotel, evergreens
and the colors of several Nations
| floated from the roof and porches,
the office, bar and dining room
| handsomely decorated with stream
ers, lanterns, bouquets and paper
banners; Mylcr s Coxhead, livery
stable, large flag; O'Brien S
Ramsey, restaurant, decorations in
Godding Block. On south Main
street there was an arch built
OF. timbers extending across the
street handsomely decorated and
from Spivey & Holmes Bros. store
to John Hess building red white
and blue streamers were crossed
with rosettes in the center. There
were many other decorations but
those mentioned were the most
noticeable. By half-past nine o'clock
the streets were crowded with teams
and Chief Marshal Charlie Ross and
his assistant Capt. / II. A. Billow
were dashing about forming The prte.
cession.a Promptly at 10 O'clock
starting from the corner of Main
| and Olive the procession marched
north,along Main to the grove in
the order as named below:
1, Lamar Cornct Band.
2. Ferguson's Southern Stage,
drawn by four horses with the City.
Council.
/ 3. Base Ball Club in suits.
4. Leader printing Office on a
float decorated and in operation.
| 5. Western Home wagon drawn
by four horses with their orchestra
and canvas paintings on the sides of
the wagon.
6. NJ. Fl. Thomas wagon covered
with canvas and stone masoDs at
work laying foundation.
i I, Wilson Packer d Co., con-
TRACTORS, float with carpenters at
IEwork.
s. John Hess wagon representing
wholesale beer house.
8. Spivey s Holmes Bros. six
horse team and float carrying agri-